Morning Shill
As we approach the release date of my epoch shatteringly wonderful novel, Dismantle the Sun, I will unfortunately be doing a good deal more shilling, frequently hooking it onto some barely…
Evil Developers Threaten Something Dancing Teens Love…zzzzzz
The upcoming movie Step Up 4 tells the story of a group of teen dancers who...take a guess...stage a big dance number to save their neighborhood from the predations of a developer.…
Quaint and Best Forgotten Volumes Part 2: Amityville II: The Possession
Once upon a time, during a real estate crisis not wholly dissimilar from our own, a couple that found itself unable to afford the house they’d just bought got together…
The Dark Knight Rises Review
Read my review of Chris Nolan's conclusion to the Dark Knight trilogy on Bellevue Patch. To any fanboys interested in taking of piece of me: I liked it, okay.
Shooting Thoughts
Another angry young man has shot up a crowd full of people, and, as the Onion so aptly puts it: Sadly, Nation Knows Exactly How Colorado Shooting's Aftermath Will Play Out.…
Favorite Historical Novels
Over the weekend, Laila Lalami asked her twitter followers what their favorite historical novels were. My choice was the oddly structured and unforgettable Crossing the River by Caryl Philips. Share your…
Everything is Connected to Everything Else
Charles Stross posted about Scrivener, a word processing program that allows authors to organize their long projects in all sorts of useful ways to facilitate catching continuity errors and snip…
The Half Brothers Show or You Know What I Did Last Night
After work, I usually head for the seclusion of my home both to contemplate the predicament of 21st century humankind and to kick ass on Arkham City campaign levels, but…
Come Inside a Prize Jury’s Mind
I've heard from some of my more famous acquaintances about what it's like to serve on a prize jury, but Michael Cunningham takes us deep inside the decision making of…
Quaint and Best Forgotten Volumes, Part I: The Room
Fewer years ago than I care to remember, an audition at the LOFT Generals led to my being cast in a play intended for the Seattle Fringe Festival. The play,…